It always sucks to learn your job has been eliminated. Worse when you hear it from an outside source. Tom White for years has served
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Council Votes On The Budget–The Meaning Of Declaring Victory
The full Bridgeport City Council Monday night, following the lead of its budget committee, cut back Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal in what the mayor
Read moreTom White: OIB Misrepresented His Role
Tom White, legislative services director who provides staff support for the City Council, writes OIB inaccurately reflected the role of his job when declaring “Tom
Read moreGeneral Lee’s White Paper On City Council Stipends
Most City Council members grimace when they see John Marshall Lee, and his bow tie, step up during legislative sessions. To them, he’s a major
Read moreVallas At Budget Hearing Urges $7 Million More For Schools–Others Demand Cuts
Facing a relatively tame audience of education advocates seeking more school aid and taxpayers exhorting budget cuts, the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Thursday night
Read moreBobbing For Budget Accuracy
OIB readers John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy are part of team BOB–Budget Oversight Bridgeport–a collection of city taxpayers cynical about city budget numbers. They
Read moreForce-feeding OATS To City Budget–‘Ghost Positions’ Or Needed Positions?
City fiscal watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy present the second in a series of video windows into Bridgeport’s budget process: What’s in it? What’s
Read moreWalker: City Council Must Reject Tax Increase–Corrects Walsh’s Criticism
David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller General who warned about Washington’s reckless spending habits well before the national economy hit the rocks, writes “It’s time
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